Information Privacy Flashcards
Ways of collecting personal information
Lawfully
Factual
Only what you need Within the scope of the business
Reasonably necessary to achieve the intended purpose
Information privacy Act
To provide for fair collection and handling of personal information
Right for individuals to access and amend their personal information
When is it justified to access prisoner information
When it directly relates to your work as a custodial officer. E.g. Accessing the information of those prisoners assigned to you or those in your unit.
Visitor information
Chief executive must destroy an ID obtained if chief executive is satisfied it is no longer required
What is a document
Any medium with information on it
Right for information act
The right for information act provides the legislative foundations for accessing information in the governments possession
What is personal information
Any information that would allow a person to be identified e.g. Name, dob, address, criminal history, email, height, weight